Layertech Labs: Securing buy-in from the top down February 18, 2020 By Adella Chua. Original post on website of Southeast Asia Hivos (here) Legazpi City, the capital of Albay province (Philippines), is relatively open and progressive compared to other local government units in the country. It is a hall of fame awardee for the Seal […]
The Government Transparency Institute has conducted a research study exploring short-term effects of transparency reforms on corruption risks, institutional efficiency, competition and prices, and on using public procurement databases. Procurement outcomes were compared in three countries (Mexico, Paraguay and Slovakia) before and after transparency regulation changes took place to determine whether the reforms had a measurable impact.
On January 24, 2020, residents of Nakuru County had an opportunity to engage with various food actors from different parts of the country. The Seed and Food fair festival held within the Central Business District was organized by Building Eastern African Community Network (BEACON) in collaboration with the County Government of Nakuru and with support […]
Hivos is pleased to announce the official launch of the Hivos Fellowship. At Hivos, we’re constantly looking for new ideas and strategies that can help us build a more just and fair society. So today we’re opening our doors to the creative and digital sectors, welcoming people who are pushing the boundaries in their field. Five […]
Balancing rights and trade: a tale of hypocrisy February 6, 2020 Opinion by Jonathan Huseman, Hivos Advocacy Officer, and Jolien van der Vaart, Communications Officer. Last month, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) published an in-depth investigation into corruption and abuse of power in Angola: the Luanda Leaks. News agencies around the world started […]
February 6 was set aside by the United Nations to create awareness on one of the sternest violations of the rights of girls and women, where communities seek to control their sexuality. The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was created to increase efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. To commemorate […]
Hivos is proud to announce that the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has granted Hivos four more years of funding from its Local Employment for Development (LEAD) program. The main goal is to generate income for youth by creating sustainable jobs that offer decent work directly to young people. We aim to create 9000 jobs […]
Local leadership is a vital ingredient in our response to the climate emergency and essential to achieve the SDGs. Although many cities and local governments are stepping up to the plate, they face unique governance challenges, and demographic and fiscal pressures. Overcoming these hurdles requires innovation and collaboration among diverse urban stakeholders, underpinned by shared norms of integrity. The Hivos Open Contracting team will be holding a joint session with African Centre For Cities at the World Urban Forum (WUF) in Abu Dhabi (February 8 to 13), to explore ways to build cities of integrity. Our insights will focus in particular on innovative efforts to improve local public contracting.
While it is technically challenging to disclose all contracting data in the Philippine government’s open data portal, the real aim is to make ordinary Filipinos aware of and understand the information that is there so they can participate better in nation-building
Across the world, 2019 was a year of protests for women’s rights and gender equality. From the Chilean anti-rape anthem performed worldwide to women leading protests in Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq, these women and their movements successfully used creative content and digital technologies to demand rights and recognition. As did the Hivos-supported women’s empowerment campaign […]
In making data on public contracts available to citizens, government agencies should not pit data privacy against the right to information because the two are not contradictory.
Hejran… A female plumber from Jordan January 28, 2020 Feryal Al Hejran is one of the first female plumbers in Jordan, a country that considers plumbing a male domain. Through hard work and determination, she has made a name for herself and has now become a reference in plumbing for both men […]